Books like Adventures of a Joe Boy! by Joe Phillips

An imaginative boy's quest for survival and redemption in a fantastical world after entering a vivid fantasy after eating his diabetes pills.

A gay teenager in Louisiana seeks love while uncovering a conspiracy to tamper with a trial verdict involving child sexual abuse.

Three mice, Saxon, Kenzie, and Lieam, patrol borders to keep territories free from predators in a medieval world of mice, with themes of survival and danger in a fantasy universe of comics and graphic novels aimed at children and young adults.

A 13‑year‑old boy writes an A‑to‑Z alphabiography to explore friendship, family, and life as a gay teenager.

A curated anthology of queer comic art tracing LGBTQ history, featuring celebrated creators and hidden gems that shaped a vibrant underground scene over four decades.

In the charming antique bakery, pastry chefs navigate unrequited love and hidden desires while crafting delightful treats.

Ron Padgett’s memoir, told in the vivid voice of friend Joe Brainard, traces their 1950s Oklahoma upbringing and bold move to New York City, where they joined a vibrant circle of American artists and poets.

A playful tale about a mother possum struggling to teach her son the art of playing dead, but every attempt ends in laughter. Perfect for young readers who love animal humor and easy‑read adventures.

"Big, burly, lascivious, and soft around the edges: welcome to the hyper-masculine world of Japanese gay manga. Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It is the first English-language anthology of its kind: an in-depth introduction to nine of the most exciting comic artists making work for a gay male audience in Japan. Jiraiya, Seizoh Ebisubashi and Kazuhide Ichikawa are three of the irresistibly seductive, internationally renowned artists featured in Massive, as well as Gengoroh Tagame, the subject of The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame: Master of Gay Erotic Manga. Get to know each of these artists intimately, through candid interviews, photography, context-providing essays, illustrations and manga. Massive also includes the groundbreaking, titillating work of gay manga luminaries Takeshi Matsu, Fumi Miyabi, Inu Yoshi, Gai Mizuki and comic essayist Kumada Poohsuke"--Publisher's web site.